Sweet Briar Rose Whips | Rosa rubiginosa rye grass Harebells delicate blue bell-shaped flowers

Harebells delicate blue bell-shaped flowers are a common sight in grasslands

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One of the first spring plants to appear in late winter and early spring

soldier's woundwort and thousand seal

native shrub is a familiar site in hedgerows and woodland edges where its pale pink sweetly scented flowers can be seen during May and June

Sweet Briar Rose Whips | Rosa rubiginosa rye grass Harebells delicate blue bell-shaped flowersSweet Briar Rose Rosa rubiginosa Common names include sweet briar and eglantine. For a single row of hedging, you will need 4 plants per metre; for a double row of hedging, you will need 6 plants per metre. This is an attractive native shrub valued for the fragrance of its showy pink blossoms in June and July, and for the hops that develop after the flowers and persist well into the winter. Rose hip tea is made from the hips of this plant and is rich